Upcoming dates
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I-FMD encourages you to attend our 2025 Materials Symposium - this year's theme is "Sustainability in energy, materials, and chemicals." This full day event will focus on bringing experts in materials science from industry and academia to discuss the cutting-edge of materials research and how their work relates to the broad sustainability challenges facing society. The event will also feature a poster session by faculty and graduate students for networking, information exchange, and developing collaborations.
Registration is now open for the 2025 Lehigh Materials Symposium!
This event is free for all to attend but registration is required. Please register via the link below.
Overview schedule of events (Note that this schedule is subject to change - All events are in Whitaker 303 unless otherwise noted)
8:00 am | Check-In |
9:00 am | Welcome and Introductions |
9:20 am | Ryan Lively (Georgia Tech University) - Two keys for successful direct air capture: Adsorbent Contactors and Degradation (Keynote) |
10:00 am | Katie Herbert (University of Delaware) |
10:25 am | Yan Wang (Corning) |
10:50 am | Networking Break |
11:00 am | Alexa Dembek (DuPont) - Innovating for a Sustainable Future | A DuPont Perspective (Keynote) |
11:40 am | Elizabeth Biddinger (City College of New York) - Impact of Ionic Liquids at Electrified Interfaces |
12:05 pm | Christian Hutter and Dawn Kentner (BBraun) |
12:35 pm | Lunch (HST Room L185) |
1:30 pm | Poster Session (Whitaker Lobby) |
2:30 pm | Amy Marschilok (Stony Brook University) - Energy storage materials: Progress and opportunities from the molecular to the mesoscale (Keynote) |
3:10 pm | Michele Sarazen (Princeton University) - Reaction and deactivation mechanisms of MOF catalysts |
3:35 pm | Dharik Mallapragada (New York University) - Systems perspective on electrification-based decarbonization of the chemical industry |
4:00 pm | Preeta Datta (Evonik North America) - Collaborations across the value chain - How Evonik is enabling the Circular Economy |
4:30 pm | Announcement of Winners of Poster Session and Closing Remarks |
Invited Speakers

Elizabeth Biddinger
City College of New York

Preeta Datta
Evonik

Alexa Dembek
DuPont

Katie Herbert
University of Delaware

Christian Hutter
B. Braun Medical

Dawn Kentner
B. Braun Medical

Ryan Lively
Georgia Tech

Dharik Mallapragada
New York University

Amy Marschilok
Stony Brook University

Michele Sarazen
Princeton University
